He moved with his family from Washington county, Virginia to Henderson county, Illinois in 1836.
He married Eliza M. Best on 15 April 1858 in Henderson county.[1]
They had children:
1. Andrew G., b. 1859;
2. Nancy E. (Ella), b. 1861;
3. Sarah F., b. 1863;
4. Arthur O., b. 1866;
5. Harry R., b. 1868;
6. Mary E., b. 1868;
7. Eliza, b. 1870.
In 1860 and 1870, they were living in Henderson county.[2][3] They were living in Olena in Henderson county in 1880.[4]
He passed away in 1881. He was buried in South Henderson cemetery in Gladstone, Henderson, Illinois.[5]
Sources
↑ "Illinois Marriages, 1815-1935," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V2GM-L48 : 10 February 2018), John R. McQuown and Eliza M. Best, 15 Apr 1858; citing , Henderson, Illinois; FHL microfilm 1,377,856.
↑ "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M64Q-314 : 12 April 2016), John R Mcquown, Illinois, United States; citing p. 1, family 1, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 545,727.
↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXJP-M23 : 15 September 2017), John Mc Quown, Olena, Henderson, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district ED 93, sheet 67A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0212; FHL microfilm 1,254,212.
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